Cost of living comparison
Germany is 59.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Germany instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.77
|
$14.04
€13.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.44
|
$10.20
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.80
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.41
€2.25
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.05
|
$6.71
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.05
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$2.10
€1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$7.07
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.89
|
$52.96
€49.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,161.93
|
$28,807.86
€26,876.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.83
|
$23.02
€21.47
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.35
|
$48.22
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,158.58
|
$790.39
€737.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,412.73
|
$625.27
€583.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.95
|
$230.06
€214.64
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,802.11
|
$458.39
€427.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,820.13
|
$12,308.95
€11,483.83
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
$4.42
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
$3.49
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.68
|
$8.74
€8.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.07
|
$36.01
€33.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.13
|
$12.80
€11.94
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.98
|
$82.34
€76.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.51
|
$40.78
€38.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.32
|
$91.59
€85.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.52
|
$123.43
€115.15
|
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